Editorial and other miscellaneous items.
A gentleman tipped his cap to me the other day in a rare gesture. His cap! Not his hat. I thought immediately where have all the gentlemen gone? Hats hold a significant place in my heart. My Uncle Freddie always removed his cowboy hat when entering any place. I remember when my friend Henry and I had…
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Today, marks Rabbit, Rabbit, along with being May Day! Don’t forget to say Rabbit, Rabbit to bring you best wishes and luck for May. Have a beautiful and blessed May Day! 🌸
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Mammals. Birds. Even lizards are celebrated on Earth Day. Often wildflowers are overlooked. Certain years the Llano Estacado gets the right weather conditions with rains, warmer temperatures, and lesser freezing days. Those conditions come together bringing the sandy soils to life with a magical carpet of primroses, spectacle pods, scrambled eggs, Tahoka daisy, and beeblossom…
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The Llano Estacado is smiling now with blooms of wildflowers. Rose Heath is one of the first blooms of spring here in the Llano. They are often in small patches of fewer than twenty blooms. It is rare sight to see such a beautiful specimen like this of a hundred blooms or more. Yes, yes,…
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Forgotten Winds 